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Prime Minister's Office
Press Release on Prime Minister’s meeting with Prime Minister of Denmark
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting today with the Prime Minister of Denmark, H.E. Ms. Mette Frederiksen.
The two leaders held talks in a one-on-one format, followed by delegation level talks.
Both Prime Ministers reviewed progress of the India-Denmark Green Strategic Partnership. Discussions covered cooperation in renewable energy, especially offshore wind energy and green hydrogen, as well as skill development, health, shipping, water and the Arctic, among others.
Prime Minister appreciated the positive contribution of Danish companies in India to our flagship programmes. Prime Minister Frederiksen highlighted the positive role of Indian companies in Denmark.
Both leaders lauded the expanding people to people ties between the two countries, and welcomed the Declaration of Intent on a migration and mobility partnership.
Both leaders also exchanged views on regional and global issues.
A Joint Statement was adopted after the Delegation Level Talks, which may be seen here.
List of agreements that were concluded may be seen here.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates Shri Nitish Kumar on taking oath as CM of Bihar
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Shri Nitish Kumar on taking oath as Chief Minister of Bihar.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "Congratulations to Nitish Kumar Ji on taking oath as Bihar’s CM. I also congratulate all those who took oath as Ministers in the Bihar Government. The NDA family will work together for the progress of Bihar. I assure all possible support from the Centre for the welfare of Bihar."
Prime Minister's Office
The new Drone Rules usher in a landmark moment for this sector in India: PM
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has said that the new Drone Rules usher in a landmark moment for this sector in India. He also said that the new Drone Rules will tremendously help start-ups and our youth working in this sector.
In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister said;
"The new Drone Rules usher in a landmark moment for this sector in India. The rules are based on the premise of trust and self-certification. Approvals, compliance requirements and entry barriers have been significantly reduced.
The new Drone Rules will tremendously help start-ups and our youth working in this sector. It will open up new possibilities for innovation & business. It will help leverage India’s strengths in innovation, technology & engineering to make India a drone hub."
Ministry of Education
HRD Minister and Sports Minister to launch tomorrow Fit India Talks of eminent sports persons with school children
Champion athletes will speak to the students and share their inspirational life stories in Fit India Talks
The government of India’s flagship program Fit India is launching a series of interactive sessions with some of the top sportspersons of our country intended to inspire the school children. The sessions, titled Fit India Talks, premieres tomorrow July 3 in the presence of Union Minister of Human Resource Development Dr. RP Nishank, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, ShriKirenRijijualong withbadminton star PV Sindhu and Indian football team skipper Sunil Chhetri.
The Fit India Talks sessions are being organized in association with the Sports Authority of India and the Ministry of Human Resource Development .
Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh PokhriyalNishank said, “I requested KirenRijijuji to speak to our school children directly through a platform and not only did he completely oblige but also decided on bringing aboard the likes of PV Sindhu and Sunil Chhetri on board for our first session. All of us will be present on July 3. Please ask whatever you want and we willanswer you during the session at 5 pm.’
A host of leading sports celebrities will be sharing their experiences of childhood, stories on how they got inspired, their failures, struggles and their success. This will give the audience a very inspirational yet interesting account of their journeys – from common school students to world-class champions.
Sports MinisterShriKirenRijiju said that this is a series where the champion athletes will speak to the students and share their inspirational life stories. I invite all the school students, teachers and the parents to join in and interact with us directly.
There will be a total of six sessions which will go on till July 14. The likes of badminton star AshwiniPonnappa, Indian women’s hockey team skipper Rani Rampal, table tennis star ManikaBatra, shooter ApurviChandela and inspirational ParalympianDeepa Malik will join in at the sessions.
These will be streamed on Shri Ramesh PokhriyalNishank's social media pages, MHRD social media pages, Fit India Facebook & YouTube channel, SAI Facebook Page, MyGov YouTube channel, SportsTak YouTube channel as well as the DD Sports Television and YouTube channel.
Since April 15, Fit India has been doing exclusive content sessions for school students with leading fitness experts. These are capsules exclusively curated for school students.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari says 4-laning of Sinnar-Shirdi section of NH-160 including the construction of Sinnar Bypass as part of Bharatmala Pariyojna incorporates various noteworthy techniques to minimize carbon footprint and alleviate traffic congestion
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari said as part of the Bharatmala Pariyojna, we are currently engaged in the 4-laning of the Sinnar-Shirdi section of NH-160, including the construction of the Sinnar Bypass, in Maharashtra. In a series of tweets he said this transformative project holds immense social significance, as it will serve as a dedicated route, or 'Marg,' for Sai Baba devotees making their pilgrimage to Shirdi on foot. Additionally, it is poised to act as an economic catalyst, propelling rapid development in the surrounding areas ,he added.
Shri Gadkari said one of the primary objectives of this initiative is to substantially reduce travel time between Shirdi and Nashik/Trimbakeshwar, two major religious towns in Maharashtra. Furthermore, in line with our steadfast commitment to sustainability, the project incorporates various noteworthy techniques to minimize the carbon footprint and alleviate traffic congestion. He said notable practices include the utilization of plastic waste in the construction of service roads, the application of Cement Treated Base  and Cement Treated Sub Base , as well as the use of 'RAP'  for the road's surface.
Shri Gadkari said under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi our unwavering commitment lies in creating a more efficient and eco-friendly mobility network while fostering the holistic development of the region.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia inaugurates Heli Summit 2023 and UDAN 5.2 in Khajuraho
The theme of Heli Summit 2023 is Reaching the Last Mile: Regional Connectivity through Helicopters & Small Aircraft
UDAN 5.2 focuses on achieving last-mile connectivity through small aircraft such as Category 1A  and Category 1
Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel inaugurated Heli Summit 2023 in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh today. Shri Scindia also launched RCS UDAN 5.2 and HeliSewa-App during the event.
The 5th Helicopter & Small Aircraft Summit  was jointly organized by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, in association with the Government of Madhya Pradesh, Pawan Hans Ltd., and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry . The theme of the event was "Reaching the Last Mile: Regional Connectivity through Helicopters & Small Aircraft". The event format included an inaugural session followed by a technical session. The broad objectives of the Summit were:
- Providing a common platform for all industry stakeholders, and policymakers to discuss the growth story of the Indian Helicopter and Small Aircraft industry.
- Enhancing the scope of the UDAN Scheme in remote and hilly terrains and expanding the country's rural-to-urban connectivity.
- Boosting Helicopter & Small Aircraft connectivity to places with existing and potential tourism hotspots by providing uninterrupted services.
UDAN 5.2 has been launched for further enhancing the connectivity to remote and regional areas of the country and achieving last-mile connectivity through small aircraft such as 1A  and Category 1.
Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia said, “The country's civil aviation sector has been democratised in the last nine years. Along with the number of airports, there has been a vast expansion in the number of aircraft and the market size. And in this expansion big metro airports and large airlines, are as important as small town airports, small airlines and helicopters.”
Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia said, “Today we have launched UDAN 5.2 for helicopters and under this we have increased the VGF and reduced the fare cap. Along with this, we have also started single window service platform of HeliSewa. Through this, you will be able to get all the approvals from ATC on your mobile.”
The Minister said “Today we have also started UDAN 5.2 for small aircraft. Today we have awarded 22 routes, which underlines the fact that air travel facility is being made available to citizens living in remote areas, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi”
Shri Scindia also launched Heli-Sewa mobile application during the event. The HeliSewa Portal is an initiative of the Ministry of Civil Aviation under Digital India to create a common platform to create an ecosystem between the helicopter operators and the district authorities. The mobile application will make it more convenient to use in terms of user experience, loading content, and usability of functions.
A Memorandum of Understanding  between Pawan Hans and Jetserve was signed for advancing the Helicopter and Small Aircraft sector in India.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles passing away of Lok Sabha MP from Chandrapur, Shri Balubhau Narayanrao Dhanorkar
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief on the passing away of Lok Sabha MP from Chandrapur, Shri Balubhau Narayanrao Dhanorkar.
“Saddened by the passing away of Lok Sabha MP from Chandrapur, Shri Balubhau Narayanrao Dhanorkar Ji. He will be remembered for his contribution to public service and empowering the poor. Condolences to his family and supporters. Om Shanti.”
Ministry of Coal
5th Joint Working Group on Coal between India and Indonesia on 5th November 2020
India is the host for 5th Joint Working Group  on Coal between India and Indonesia scheduled to be held on 5th November 2020 through Video conference from New Delhi due to travel restrictions on account of Covid pandemic.
This will be co-chaired from the Indian side by Shri Vinod Kumar Tiwari, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Government of India and by Dr Ir. Ridwan Djamaluddin, Director General of Mineral and Coal Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Republic of Indonesia, from the Indonesian side.
One day JWG meeting will deliberate on the Indian Coal Policy Reforms – recent updates; Coking Coal Exploration and Commercial Coal Mining in India; Research and Development of CCT in India and Potential of Indonesia – India Business Cooperation on Coal Post Covid-19
A B2B session will bring together the industries from both the sides to discuss the issues impacting business opportunities in the backdrop of regulatory framework. This will also explore more areas of business opportunities in Coal sector. The deliberations will guide the Coal business between the two countries.
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves  EQT AB’s  acquisition of Baring Private Equity Asia Group Limited  including its subsidiaries  and, to the extent not already owned by the BPEA Group, 100% of the general partner entities  ; and  Jean Eric Salata Rothleder’s  acquisition of up to 9.9% of the equity shareholding of EQT
The Competition Commission of India  approves  EQT AB’s  acquisition of Baring Private Equity Asia Group Limited  including its subsidiaries  and, to the extent not already owned by the BPEA Group, 100% of the general partner entities  ; and  Jean Eric Salata Rothleder’s  acquisition of up to 9.9% of the equity shareholding of EQT, under Section 31 of the Competition Act, 2002
The Proposed Combination pertains to  an acquisition  of all the shares and sole control by EQT, indirectly through one or more wholly owned subsidiaries, of the BPEA Group and, to the extent not already owned by the BPEA Group, control of the GPs which control each of the funds managed or advised by the BPEA Group  and  BPEA Founder acquiring up to 9.9% of the equity shareholding of EQT.
EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organisation focused on active ownership strategies. The EQT group comprises of EQT and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, which include general partners and fund managers of EQT funds and entities advising EQT funds.
The Target, dual-headquartered in Hong Kong and Singapore, is a pan – Asian private markets firm. The BPEA Group and its affiliates advise private equity funds active in several different markets, including technology, education, business services, manufacturing, logistics, healthcare and consumer sectors.
Detailed order of the CCI will follow.
Ministry of Defence
EXERCISE GARUDA - VII AT AIR FORCE STATION JODHPUR
Indian Air Force  and French Air and Space Force  are participating in a bilateral exercise, named 'Garuda VIl', from 26 October to 12 November 2022 at Air Force Station Jodhpur. In this exercise, FASF will participate with four Rafale fighter aircraft, one A-330 Multi Role Tanker Transport  aircraft and a contingent of 220 personnel. The IAF is participating with Su-30 MKI, Rafale, LCA Tejas and Jaguar fighter aircraft, as well as the Light Combat Helicopter  and Mi-17 helicopters. The IAF contingent will also include Combat Enabling Assets like Flight Refuelling Aircraft, AWACS and AEW&C. This joint exercise will provide a platform for both the countries to enhance operational capability and interoperability, while also sharing best practices.
This is the seventh edition of the bilateral exercise. The first, third and fifth editions were conducted in India in 2003, 2006 and 2014 at Air Force Stations Gwalior, Kalaikunda and Jodhpur, respectively. The second, fourth and sixth editions were conducted in France in 2005, 2010 and 2019.
Participation of the IAF and FASF in this exercise will promote professional interaction, exchange of experiences and enhancement of operational knowledge, besides strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
CGHS AHMEDABAD ORGANIZING HINDI POETRY COMPETITION
The language of a country is a symbol of its culture and national identity. Hindi is an advanced, rich and scientific language. To increase transparency in any democratic country, only public language can play a meaningful role as a communication language between the people and the government.
Under this objective, Central Government Health Service, Ahmedabad organized Hindi Poetry Antakshari Competition in the meeting hall of the main office complex, Ashram Road on Wednesday, 22-09-2021.
In this Hindi poem Antakshari, the officers and employees of the office participated with unprecedented enthusiasm and gaiety. The mutual competition and dedication of all the contestants were commendable. The winners were encouraged with prizes and all the participants who took part were also felicitated.
We should remove our hesitation to work in Hindi by participating in maximum number in various Hindi competitions organized during the Hindi fortnight celebrated every year during the month of September and take the initiative to do our official work in Hindi on regular basis.
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Cabinet
Cabinet approves the Patent Prosecution Highway programme
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for adoption of Patent Prosecution Highway  programme by the Indian Patent Office  under the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, India  with patent offices of various other interest countries or regions.
The said programme will initially commence between Japan Patent Office  and Indian Patent Office on pilot basis for a period of three years only. Under this Pilot programme, Indian Patent Office may receive patent applications n certain specified technical fields only, namely, Electrical, Electronics, Computer Science, Information Technology, Physics, Civil, Mechanical, Textiles, Automobiles and Metallurgy while JPO may receive applications in all fields of technology.
PPH programme would lead to the following benefits for the Indian IP office:
- Reduction in time to dispose patent applications.
- Reduction in pendency of patent applications.
- Improvement in quality of search and examination of patent applications.
- An opportunity for Indian inventors including MSMEs and Start ups of India to get accelerated examination of their patent applications in Japan.
The ambit of the programme may be extended in future, as decided by the Commerce & Industry Minister. The patent offices will frame their own guidelines for implementation of the programme.
Special Service and Features
“Youth in 21st Century Prospects and Psychosocial Challenges” Two Days National Conference on Youth Development has begun
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development  is conducting a National Conference on “Youth in 21 st Century: Prospects and Psychosocial Challenges” on 24th and 25th March 2023 in sponsorship with Indian Council of Social Science Research , New Delhi. The event was jointly organized by the Department of Applied Psychology and Department of Social Work in collaboration with ICMR-NIRT.
The renowned academicians, researchers and practitioners from the field of Psychology and Social Work were present during the event.
The inauguration of the conference was held today  in the seminar hall of RGNIYD. Dr. S. Lalitha, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work has delivered the welcome address. Professor Sibnath Deb, Director, RGNIYD gave inaugural address where he talked about the importance of youth in India, in which he emphasized the issues and challenges faced by youth of the current era. Followed by the inauguration a special address was delivered by Dr Beena E Thomas, Former Scientist Head of the Department of Social & Behavioural Research, ICMR-NIRT where she emphasized about the importance of social connectedness in this current era of media addiction. Keynote address was given by Professor P.K.Ghosh, Department of Social Work, Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan, West Bengal, where he spoke about the need of inculcating the perspectives of the youth in social work practice and social work education. Facilitation address was delivered by Dr. B. N. Roopesh, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, in which he spoke about the society’s correction mechanisms to adjust to the evolving rapid changes. The inaugural session was ended with the vote of thanks by Dr. Shilpa Bisen, Assistant professor and Head , Department of Applied Psychology, RGNIYD.
During the two days of conference, 2 symposiums, 2 panel discussions, 2 plenary session and 10 technical sessions are scheduled. The resource persons of this conference are from reputed academic institutions such as TISS, NIMHANS, Visva-Bharati etc., and researchers across the country in the field of Psychology and Social Work. The proceedings of the papers submitted for this conference will be released in the form of e-book of abstracts.
The program was attended by more than three hundred participants. The programme will be providing an opportunity for all the stakeholders to discuss about youth issues and youth development from multiple perspectives.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles the passing away of Shri Balramji Dass Tandon, the Governor of Chhattisgarh
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the passing away of Shri Balramji Dass Tandon, the Governor of Chhattisgarh.
“Saddened by the demise of Shri Balramji Dass Tandon, the Governor of Chhattisgarh. We have lost a widely respected public figure whose service to society will always be remembered. My thoughts are with his family and well-wishers in this hour of grief.
Shri Balramji Dass Tandon spent decades working for peace and progress in Punjab. Passionate about sectors like industry and labour welfare, his administrative experience added great value to the state. He will be remembered for his courage while opposing the Emergency”, the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Coal
Environmental Initiatives by Bharat Coking Coal Ltd 
As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Celberations
As part of the nation wide Vriksharopan Abhiyan-2021 launched by the Ministry of Coal in and around coalfileds across the country recently, Bharat Coking Coal Limited , subsidiary of Coal India Ltd  has also undertaken a mega programme of planting sapling in its premises. The campaign has been organized as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
Under the programme 5225 people participated in mines and washeries of different areas of Bharat Coking Coal Limited.
Chief Vigilance Officer, Kumar Animesh; Director  Operations, Shri Chanchal Goswami; Director  Shri PVKM Rao and various General Managers/Heads of the Headquarters attended and planted different variety of saplings aroundthe office premises. Director  participated in the programme online. Arrangements were also made in MT Hostel and the Management Trainee also participated in the drive proactively. 17570 saplings were planted at 58 places of BCCL in the presence of the dignitaries of Dhanbad region and another 16500 saplings were distributed to the villagers.
In order to ensure Covid-19 protocol, of the 58 plantation sites most of them were linked to the main function through live video conferencing.
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